Floods, landslides plague China
Sep. 7, 2004BEIJING -Floods and landslides triggered by torrential summer rains have killed at least 143 people and left dozens missing in southwestern China, officials and state television reported yesterday.
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Campus religious groups plan for Fall Quarter
Sep. 7, 2004While some Ohio University students are just beginning to get back into the swing of things, several campus organizations are preparing for Fall Quarter following a very busy summer.
Defense secretary discusses Iraqi insurgence
Sep. 7, 2004WASHINGTON -Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday he is confident the interim Iraqi government will find a way to retake cities now in the hands of insurgents.
Where have all the kids gone?
Sep. 6, 2004(U-WIRE) -We live in a society today where sports have become a major entertainment industry. More and more people are going to sporting events. New leagues are popping up in regions across the country. Yet, I still do not see any children outside playing.
School siege takes 120 Russian lives
Sep. 6, 2004BESLAN, Russia -Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city yesterday, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully planned school siege that prosecutors linked to a Chechen rebel leader.
Hurricane Frances devastates coast and public
Sep. 6, 2004ST. MARKS, Fla. - Frances crowded into the Florida Panhandle yesterday, taking another swing at a storm-weary state where it already had knocked out power to 6 million people, torn up roofs and boats and been blamed for at least four deaths.
Hip hop meets politics in national contest
Sep. 6, 2004Local hip hop enthusiasts will gather to slam the president tonight in hopes of competing in a national contest.
Teen sexuality linked to TV
Sep. 6, 2004CHICAGO -Children who watched a lot of TV with sexual content were about twice as likely to start having intercourse during the subsequent year as those with little exposure to televised sex, researchers found.
Choppers welcome to show off style
Sep. 6, 2004ALBANY -Some motorcyclists were born to be wild. Others were born to ride their bikes 50 miles to church.
Unnecessarily generous
Sep. 6, 2004With this new school year, Ohio University will begin a new chapter in its history. For the first time a black man will assume the position of university president here at OU. The hiring of Roderick McDavis is not only a historic act; it clearly demonstrates the university's commitment to its own evolution and its desire to be a trendsetter among Ohio colleges and universities. While this will to evolve is admirable -not to mention correct, as McDavis was clearly the best choice for the job -OU needs to recognize that another of its other new, unique policies is fiscally irresponsible and frankly unnecessary.
The best life lessons lived and discussed in class
Sep. 6, 2004Have you ever felt like you were sitting front row at a church service, directly in front of the lecturing pastor who keeps making eye contact to ensure you're getting his message? Except, when you realize where you're at, it's not a church, a mosque or any other place of worship -it's a classroom. And the one lecturing is not a Rabbi, not even the Pope -it's your teacher.
Poverty relived in text
Sep. 6, 2004This year's common reading project book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, was selected to give Ohio University students a perspective of the economic and living conditions that exist in the Appalachian area surrounding the school.
Kerry recognizes Ohio as state with employment woes
Sep. 6, 2004CLEVELAND -Critics of President Bush's economic policies shouldn't be portrayed as pessimists or partisans because concern about job losses should cross party lines, a prominent Ohio Democrat says.
Oak e-mail pops up problems for OU
Sep. 6, 2004Students who have their Oak e-mail forwarded to outside accounts should expect to encounter some problems receiving Ohio University e-mails this year.
Political internship offers inside view
Sep. 6, 2004This summer I completed an internship in Washington D.C. As a communication studies major with an emphasis on politics, I knew the nation's capital was where I needed to be.
Alcohol prevention program required for freshmen
Sep. 2, 2004The incoming freshman class of 2008 will be the first required to complete an online alcohol prevention program before taking classes in Athens. Failure to do so, though, might result in various penalties.
OU communications professor given top honor
Sep. 2, 2004An Ohio University professor was named the Blind Educator of the Year by the world's largest organization of the blind.
Letter From The Sports Editor
Sep. 2, 2004Few things are lovelier than Athens in August except for, perhaps, Athens in September. For while summer nights in this college town often result in impromptu cornhole tournaments, a fair number of its autumn nights result in impromptu attendance at some Bobcats athletics event.
Football prepares for first game
Sep. 2, 2004Phil Earley knows offense. He also knows how to entertain the fans.
